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The Sporty Rambler That You Never Saw

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: March 20, 2010 · Comments (2)

In the 1960's, when the sporty Dodge Charger fastback was all the rage, little American Motors Corporation wanted to develop their own sports fastback model. One concept car was the Tarpon, a sports fastback based off the small compact Rambler model. Sadly, designers at AMC decided to instead base the... [Full Story]

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New MG2 Spy Shots

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: March 17, 2010 · Comments (0)

Since the Chinese company Nanjing Automotive Group purchased the assets and name of the famous British brand of MG cars back in 2005, you knew it would only be a matter of time before the product line would be revamped and re-introduced. Here's a spy shot of the new MG2... [Full Story]

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One Slammed Henry J

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: February 22, 2010 · Comments (0)

I've seen slammed cars before. But this little Henry J hot rod is really really slammed. Careful not to hit any bumps, otherwise it's bodywork city for this ride! ... [Full Story]

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Business: How Government Spending Saved Studebaker During WWII

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: February 7, 2010 · Comments (4)

As the United States attempts to pull itself out of the global recession, one popular chant among some critics of government spending to bolster the private business sector is they "don't believe that government can spend it's way to prosperity". The only problem is that regardless of what some might... [Full Story]

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Toyota's Loss Is Ford's Gain

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: February 2, 2010 · Comments (0)

The bad publicity hitting some Toyota models has apparently resulted in a 16% sales drop for the brand during January, where the company for the first time in many years after fell short of the 100,000 units sold mark in the U.S. market. At the same, both Ford and GM... [Full Story]

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Peugeot To Recall 100,000 Cars

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 31, 2010 · Comments (0)

Peugeot Citroen is the second largest automobile producer in Europe, however a partnership with Toyota has only plagued the company with the same unsafe sticking accelerator problems that have resulted in 5 million Toyota cars being recalled around the world. Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 models, all produced in the... [Full Story]

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Automobiles: UK Police Buy Cars From The Czech Republic

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 19, 2010 · Comments (0)

An interesting commentary on the declined state of the UK automobile industry is that many UK police agencies actually drive imports such as the Skoda Octavia, produced in the Czech Republic. Skoda actually produced more cars in 2009 than in any previous year at 684,244 units. The global recession might... [Full Story]

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The Auto Business: Oregon's Plan To Tax Money Losing Businesses Could Kill Off Many Struggling Dealerships

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 18, 2010 · Comments (9)

The auto industry in all parts of the country is in a real funk right now. Dealerships are closing right and left as sales continue to struggle along. At the same time, many states, like Oregon are in real economic mess right now with an unemployment rate running at 11.1%... [Full Story]

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O-60 In 2.9 Seconds!: The Awesome Ariel Atom!

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 17, 2010 · Comments (1)

The Ariel Atom looks like an ultra basic exoskeleton frame on wheels design. And that's part of the idea here. Weighing in at just 1350lbs., the Honda 2.0 liter powered supercar can go an awesome 0-60 in just 2.9 seconds. That's pretty blistering! The only thing not stripped down is... [Full Story]

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Chinese E6 Electric Sedan May Hit U.S. Market Soon

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: January 15, 2010 · Comments (3)

While some automobile analysts seriously doubt the claims that Chinese automaker BYD can really succeed in their optimistic plans to market their attractive E6 electric sedan in the U.S. in the near future, the Chinese company claims that it will be selling the cars here within a year's time. One... [Full Story]

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Rare AMC AMX Prototype Stolen

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: December 29, 2009 · Comments (0)

There was only one of these rare very AMC AMX prototypes ever produced and the proud owner of this extremely rare car was no doubt heartbroken when it was stolen off the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin without a trace. Just like the old CBS drama. Did some collector steal it?... [Full Story]

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Rare Tucker Automobile Prototypes

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: December 27, 2009 · Comments (0)

As rare as the 1948 Tucker automobile was, Preston Tucker also had a few more rare prototypes that were even more rare. Some never went past the drawing stage, including the last concept, the Talisman sports coupe. Preston Tucker died before he was able to realize building this last unique... [Full Story]

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Saab Just Might Have Life Yet

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: December 20, 2009 · Comments (0)

Breaking news from Europe is that exotic Dutch carmaker Spyker has made an unusual Sunday morning request to GM to look at a new offer on the table to rescue the beloved Saab brand. The Dutch automaker sure hopes that GM might accept this new offer, otherwise the Saab brand... [Full Story]

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Saab Hits The End Of The Road

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: December 18, 2009 · Comments (3)

The much admired Saab automobiles will end their production life soon as GM plans to phase out the regal Swedish brand. GM had been in talks with Dutch producer of exotic automobiles, Spyker, to rescue the brand. But talks yielded nothing. So a Chinese firm will buy the old model... [Full Story]

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Renault May Attempt U.S. Market Return

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: December 10, 2009 · Comments (2)

Renault has never had an easy time in the American market. In fact, it's been like the Ross Perot of carmakers; in the American market, out of the market, back in again. But now with the eye-pleasing and low cost Duster SUV, Renault is looking ready to take another entry... [Full Story]

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Cars You'll Never See: The 1962 Edsel Corsair

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: November 29, 2009 · Comments (2)

An awesome website called "What If Car Designs" offers some interesting prototype drawings for some great 1950's and 60's cars that never were never marketed. Here's a fascinating projected 1962 Edsel model based on the Mercury frame. It's not a bad looking car by any means. This Edsel model appears... [Full Story]

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Great Car Wars: The Tatra T97 vs. Volkswagen

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: November 1, 2009 · Comments (0)

Few people know how the 1936 Czech Tatra T97 was actually the basis the famous first Volkswagen cars. In Germany, Porsche was under great pressure from Hitler to quickly design an automobile for the masses by the Hitler government. It was one of the promises of the Hitler regime to... [Full Story]

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The New 2012 Corvette?

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: October 29, 2009 · Comments (1)

Some artist renderings give a pretty good idea what the restyled 2012 Chevrolet Corvette will probably look like. Despite some serious money issues at GM, Chevrolet plans to go ahead with this new version of the Corvette. However, there's some other prototypes Chevrolet has built that are far more dramatic... [Full Story]

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Chrysler Will Announce Big Product Revamp Plans On November 4

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: October 27, 2009 · Comments (3)

On November 4, Chrysler will announce some controversial plans to revamp the company phasing out many Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models, and slowly introducing many Fiat designed products into the company's new product lineup. Chrysler intends to continue it's appeal to high performance buyers on the one hand, while adding... [Full Story]

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Canada's Little Zenn Electric Car

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: October 10, 2009 · Comments (1)

Toronto's little all electric Zenn automobile is an interesting choice for city driving. It has a low price of just $15,995 plus shipping or some options which is pretty low. It also has a really light curb weight as well at just 1,200 lbs. And it's an attractive little package.... [Full Story]

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Why The Penske Saturn Deal Failed

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: October 1, 2009 · Comments (1)

It appears that GM put the Penske Automotive Group in a nearly impossible bargaining position in their attempted bid to purchase and rescue the Saturn brand. Penske would have been forced to develop their own line of vehicles after 2011 as GM refused to supply vehicles such as the current... [Full Story]

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GM Ending The Saturn Brand

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: September 30, 2009 · Comments (5)

After talks with Penkse Automotive broke down over whether GM could provide product, GM has decided to end the Saturn brand and close down the dealerships. Saturn will now join other failed GM brands like Oldsmobile and Pontiac which GM pulled the plug on when the corporation's financial situation grew... [Full Story]

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VW's Cool New 170mpg Concept Car

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: September 30, 2009 · Comments (2)

VW is running this cool new concept car around a few auto shows worldwide. The L1 gets an amazing 100 kilometers or 62 miles per liter of fuel, which translates into 170mpg in the ultra-lightweight vehicle. This two passenger car has the passenger sitting behind the driver, which may seem... [Full Story]

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Chrysler Plans To Drop Owner's Manuals In 2010

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: September 25, 2009 · Comments (2)

Chrysler intends to drop owner's manuals in 2010 in favor of a DVD and a highlight booklet. Chrysler claims environmental reasons, however cost-cutting is the most likely reason for the change. The change is sure to be controversial. Receiving a high quality owner's manual has traditionally been one of the... [Full Story]

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The New Prototype Wienermobile Built On The Mini Cooper S Frame

Posted by Paul Hooson · Published: July 19, 2009 · Comments (2)

In 2008, Prototype Source built a new prototype Wienermobile based on the Mini Cooper S frame, which should far more easy to handle than the current large GMC truck based model which is 27 feet long. The new smaller Mini based prototype comes in at just 15 feet, considerably... [Full Story]

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